'Fresh Off the Boat' funny sitcom about Asian-Americans

February 3, 2015 7:00 PM

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Diversity on TV takes a step forward with ABC's "Fresh off the Boat," which boosts Asians' scant presence in prime time with a sitcom about an Asian-American family pursuing the American dream while holding onto their own ethnicity.

"This is the story of my family," begins the off-screen, real-life Eddie Huang (on whose memoir the series is based), and you could be forgiven for emitting a weary sigh.